Young people

Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won’t cut it
Money

Young people still want a human to help them with debt advice. AI chatbots won’t cut it

Almost half of young people aged 18 to 34 say they would not use AI for any financial tasks – meaning there is a responsibility for trusted debt advice organisations to make help easy to find and approachable

Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?
Elizabeth Anderson

Could ensuring every child has a laptop in school help solve the NEETs crisis?

We wouldn’t send a child to school without the basics like a pen or a textbook, so why is a laptop any different?

The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people
Food

The football food van serving up jobs for out-of-work young people

Stuffed Gourmet Trailers are giving Southampton FC fans something to cheer for – thanks to the support of Big Issue Invest

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Employment

Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs

Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis
Kamran Malekzai

Dealing with the cost of living is essential to help young people out of Britain’s NEETs crisis

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I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle
Ellie Smith

I’m a KFC youth worker. Young people aren’t a lost cause – we’re failing them at the first hurdle

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Arts

Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’

NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’
NEETs

NEET numbers fall but young people still face jobs crisis: ‘This is not a turning point’

‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
Young people

‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’
Comedy

Munya Chawawa and Jack Rooke: ‘How can we make sure new theatre makers aren’t all Oxbridge people?’

Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’
Music

Jordan Stephens: ‘You can’t ban social media without giving young people anywhere else to go’

‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
Employment

‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain
Youth unemployment

‘Everyone wants a job and it’s a nightmare’: What it’s like to be a NEET young person in Britain

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Creative jobs

Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’
Employment

Maya Jama: ‘Breaking into the creative industries shouldn’t come down to who you know’

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?
NEETs

NEETs crisis: How did one million young people fall off the career ladder?

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?
Amelia Dimoldenberg

Amelia Dimoldenberg: How can young people thrive if there are no places left for them to grow?

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
Social Justice

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity
Richard Rigby

The UK can’t achieve growth and lower poverty with a million young people locked out of opportunity

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’
TV

Oobah Butler tackles the housing crisis: ‘We’ve become used to the fact that we are screwed’

There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban
Elizabeth Anderson

There’s more to do to protect children from online dangers beyond the social media ban

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Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
Lizzie Kitto

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too
Vikki Brownridge

Young people are facing a NEET crisis. We cannot let them be plunged into a debt crisis too

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table
Stephanie Peacock

Young people deserve more than a say – they deserve a seat at the table

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
Youth unemployment

How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’